Tag: Africa

Surprise as Ivory Coast’s ex-first lady cleared to contest presidency

Ivory Coast's former First Lady Simone Gbagbo, 76, is the surprise inclusion…

Nicolas Negoce Nicolas Negoce

ICC hears war crimes case against Ugandan rebel leader

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened its war crimes case against…

Anna Holligan Anna Holligan

Boko Haram kills at least 60 in overnight attack on Nigerian village

The jihadist group Boko Haram has killed more than 60 people in…

Ruth Comerford Ruth Comerford

Sudan paramilitaries accused of crimes against humanity over siege of key city

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have allegedly committed numerous crimes against…

Aid workers use donkeys to reach remote Sudan landslide site where hundreds feared dead

Aid workers on donkeys have delivered the first humanitarian supplies to survivors…

Wycliffe Muia Wycliffe Muia

Ebola outbreak kills 15 in DR Congo

At least 15 people have died in a new outbreak of the…

Farouk Chothia Farouk Chothia

Former foreign minister sentenced to hard labour for corruption in Zambia

Zambia's former Foreign Minister Joseph Malanji has been sentenced to four years…

Kennedy Gondwe Kennedy Gondwe

Lost in translation – How Africa is trying to close the AI language gap

Although Africa is home to a huge proportion of the world's languages…

Pumza Fihlani Pumza Fihlani

Deadly South African building fire blamed on lack of affordable housing

South African authorities say "extreme poverty and a severe lack of affordable…

Mayeni Jones Mayeni Jones

‘A bullet went through my skull’: Tanzania abduction survivor

Warning: This article contains details that some readers may find distressing. In…

Alfred Lasteck Alfred Lasteck